Trip list for visit to Karnataka Province, southern India, 1st ± 4th February 2014

1st Feb: Bangalore Airport; Kabini River Lodge, Nagarhole NP; 2nd Feb: Nagarhole NP; Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary; Mysore Palace; Bangalore 3rd Feb: Bangalore UAS; journey to Raichur 4th Feb: Raichur UAS; journey to Hyderabad

Birds (IOC taxonomy, lifers in bold):

1. Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus pondicerianus 2. Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea spadicea 3. Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii 4. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 5. Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus 6. Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha 7. Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 8. Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger 9. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis 10. Little Egret Egretta garzetta garzetta 11. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea cinerea 12. (Eastern) Great Egret Ardea (alba) modesta 13. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus 14. Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii 15. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax 16. Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 17. Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa 18. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia leucorodia 19. Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis 20. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 21. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 22. Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus episcopus 23. Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus 24. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus 25. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra atra 26. Osprey Pandion haliaetus haliaetus 27. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus vociferus 28. Black(-eared) Kite Milvus (migrans) lineatus 29. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus indus 30. Grey-headed Fish Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus 31. Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 32. Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela melanotis 33. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus peregrinator 34. Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris 35. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 36. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 37. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 38. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 39. Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus 40. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 41. River Tern Sterna aurantia 42. Rock Dove Columba livia intermedia 43. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis erythrocephala 44. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis cambayensis 45. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis suratensis 46. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto decaocto 47. Common Flameback Dinopium javanense malabaricum 48. [White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis -- heard only] 49. Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala indica 50. Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris 51. Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus 52. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops ceylonensis 53. Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis indicus 54. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis taprobana 55. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis fusca 56. Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis orientalis 57. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus 58. Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis parroti 59. Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis vernalis 60. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri manillensis 61. Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 62. Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor 63. House Swift Apus nipalensis nipalensis 64. Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum malabaricum 65. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach caniceps 66. Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda parvula 67. House Crow Corvus splendens splendens / protegatus 68. Indian Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus [recent split from Large-billed Crow] 69. Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus 70. Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo [recent split from Eurasian Golden Oriole] 71. White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola compressirostris 72. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus macrocercus 73. Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus longicaudatus 74. Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus aeneus 75. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus paradiseus 76. Asian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi 77. Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris pooensis 78. 7LFNHOO¶V%OXH)O\FDWFKHUECyornis tickelliae tickelliae 79. Oriental Magpie-robin Copsychus saularis ceylonensis 80. Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata nilgiriensis 81. Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum 82. Common Mynah Acridotheres tristis tristis 83. Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus mahrattarum 84. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 85. Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 86. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus fuscicaudatus 87. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer cafer 88. Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis socialis 89. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata franklinii 90. Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus nilgiriensis 91. Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra albogularis 92. Common Babbler Turdoides caudata caudata 93. Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata malabarica 94. +XPH¶V:KLWHWKURDWSylvia althaea [recent split from Lesser Whitethroat] 95. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus 96. Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura testacea 97. Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera erythroptera 98. Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica 99. Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos erythrorhynchos 100. Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica flaviventris 101. Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus 102. House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus 103. Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus 104. White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis 105. Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava sspp. 106. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea cinerea 107. Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 108. Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica 109. Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata punctulata

70 IOC world lifers (64%)

Other Vertebrates:

Mugger Crocodile (aka Marsh Crocodile) Crocodylus palustris (Nagarhole NP & Ranganthittu)

Asian Elephant Elephas maximus (Nagarhole NP) Wild Boar Sus scrofa (Nagarhole NP) Chital (aka Axis Deer, Spotted Deer) Axis axis (Nagarhole NP) Sambar Rusa unicolor (Nagarhole NP) Indian Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum (Bangalore) Jungle Palm Squirrel Funambulus tristriatus (Nagarhole NP, identified on range) Malabar Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus (common) Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis (Nagarhole NP) Black-footed Gray Langur Semnopithecus hypoleucos (recent split from Hanuman Langur; Nagarhole NP)